roily

American  

[roi-lee] / ˈrɔɪ li /

adjective

roilier, roiliest

1. turbid; muddy.

2. turbulent.

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roily British  

/ ˈrɔɪlɪ /

adjective

1. rare cloudy or muddy

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Etymology

Origin of roily

First recorded in 1815–25; roil + -y ¹

Example Sentences

But it is too long and roily for Calvin to manage alone.

From Literature

The one lavatory was surrounded by a moat of urine, and we would race, as ships, bottle tops on its roily and reeking waters, rowing with our fingers.

From Literature

Then the Sioux plunged their feverish faces into the roily water and drank as eagerly as the ponies.

From Project Gutenberg

But the buckskin mare, with her master, far in advance of the twenty others, was already plunging down the bank and into a black, roily whirl.

From Project Gutenberg

Clear, cool water is essential to the trout, while some other fish will do well in warm and even roily water.

From Project Gutenberg